Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic song of the day is a wonderful little tune by Stevie Wonder. “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” was included on Stevie’s Grammy-winning 1972 album, Talking Book, and released as a single in March of 1973. The single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard Adult Contemporary…
Long-time followers of this blog know that I love featuring long-lost soul tracks from the 1960s that have been revived by England’s Northern Soul scene. Today’s classic song of the day is one such tune, “I Love You Baby” by Cindy Scott. “I Love You Baby” was written by the team of Leon Huff (of future Philly Soul fame), David…
“These Days” is today’s classic song of the day. Written by singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, it was a standout track on Mr. Browne’s 1973 album, For Everyman. It’s a terrific song. Jackson Browne wrote “These Days” in 1965, when he was just 16 years old. It’s a song about loss and regret that grows more poignant with the passing of years:…
I love power pop, and today’s classic song of the day is a near-perfect example of that genre. The song is “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” and it was written and initially recorded by Eric Carmen, formerly of the Raspberries. The song was made into a hit in 1977 by teen idol Shaun Cassidy, little brother of bigger teen idol David.…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day was Simon & Garfunkel’s first big hit, “The Sound of Silence.” Today’s classic song of the day is one of Paul Simon’s biggest solo hits, but before we get to that we need a bit of a technology history lesson for the youngsters out there. Back before we had cameras in our phones, back…
“The Sound of Silence” (originally titled in the plural as “The Sounds of Silence”) is today’s classic song of the day. Written by Paul Simon, performed by Simon and his partner Art Garfunkel, and recorded for Columbia Records, the single was released twice. The first version, a folk-like acoustic recording, was released in October of 1964 and included on the…
Lou Rawls’ “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing” is today’s classic song of the day. Released as a single in October of 1966, this smooth soul track went all the way to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart. “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing” was written by Ben Raleigh and David J. Luff, writing…
For some reason, I always thought that today’s classic song of the day was a Partridge Family song. I mean, it has that same sort of Baroque pop sound, the title is as vacuous as anything churned out by the P. Family’s hired songwriters, and the lead vocal sounds vaguely teen idolish. Really. The problem is, “Sit Down I Think…
All these week we’ve been featuring songs with a person’s name in the title, and our final classic song of the day of that type this week is Jim Stafford’s “My Girl Bill.” Released as a single in April of 1974, this light-hearted little ditty went all the way to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash…